Well, the answers were swift and definitive. One response was
from the developer of the driver for the DE500, another response
from one who was using the DE500 in two different model 2100's.
The DE500 PCI-based Fast Etherworks 10/100 Megabit/sec card works
fine in an Alpha 2100, but requires:
Digital UNIX 3.2c
Firmware 4.2
patch OSF350-070
Thanks to:
Rajul Shah <rajul_at_zk3.dec.com>
Richard L. Jackson <rjackson_at_gmu.edu>
David Warren <warren_at_atmos.washington.edu>
Dave Golden <golden_at_invincible.com>
Original question:
I wanted to get confirmation on an issue regarding fast ethernet.
> We have an Alpha 2100 4/275 "Sable" and would like to get
> a 100 Megabit ethernet adapter.
>
> The educational price list shows a
>
> DE500-XA PCI-based Fast Etherworks 10/100 Megabits
>
> controller available for the AlphaStations, but not
> for AlphaServers. Pre-sales tech support says the
> DE500-XA has not been qualified on the 2100.
>
> So it looks like there is no 100 Megabit ethernet
> controller for the 2100. Can anyone confirm or deny this?
>
> Thanks for your info.
Received on Thu Nov 16 1995 - 21:01:21 NZDT